Type Private Limited Company
Industry Automotive
Founded 1913
Founder(s) Lionel Martin
Robert Bamford
Headquarters Gaydon, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Key people Dr. Ulrich Bez, CEO
Marek Reichman, Director of Design
Products Automobile
Owner(s) David Richards
John Sinders
Investment Dar
Adeem Investment[1]
Website Aston Martin Website for United Kingdom
Aston Martin Website for the World
Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars, based in Gaydon, Warwickshire. The company name is derived from the name of one of the company's founders, Lionel Martin, and from the Aston Hill speed hillclimb near Aston Clinton in Buckinghamshire[2]
From 1994 until 2007 Aston Martin was part of the Ford Motor Company, becoming part of the company's Premier Automotive Group in 2000. On 12 March 2007, it was purchased for £479 million by a joint venture company, co-owned by Investment Dar and Adeem Investment of Kuwait and English businessman John Sinders.[3] Ford retained a US$77 million stake in Aston Martin, valuing the company at US$925 million.[4]
